Due to intensive livestock farming the farmers and veterinarian are using extensively antibiotics for the livestock (96% of all chicken receive antibiotic
treatment). InGermany– and certainly in many other countries too – 2/3 of the antibiotics use is in
livestock farming.

With the (human and animal) excretions, residue of the antibiotics finds its way into our waters resulting in more bacteria that are antibiotic
resistant.

One of such bacteria is the ESBL bacterium which is already found in about 4% of all human beings inGermany.